Water jacketed mold and method of making same



H. E. M vWANE 2,295,858

WATER JACKETED MOLD AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed June 29, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l w @wwgm Se t. 15, 1942. H. E. MQWANE 2,295,858

WATER JACKETE'D MOLD AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed June 29, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jami/Wm Patented Sept. 15, 1942 2,295,858 WATER JACKETED AND METHOD OF E "a 's' lfv -rI ii Henry E. McWane, lliynchburg, Va. Application .Fune 29, 1939, Serial No. 2%,972

My invention relates to water-jacketed molds and methods of making the same.

An object is to provide a method for ma.

tinued until the backing has the desired thickness. The mold face should be of a metal which is resistant to heat checking under repeated heating and cooling. Ihe metal of the backing welded to the mold face should be of a metal which does not warp readily under repeated heatlngs and coolings and which acts as a strengths backing to prevent warpage of the metal of the race.

The side walls of the water jacket are welded in place while the backing is being built up, thus forming a construction which is very strong and resistant to warping since the intimate connection of the backing with the side walls of the water jacket strengthen the combination to resist warping. The process is very simple. Among other advantages is that the operation of fixing the side walls of the jacket in place is accomplished at the same time that the backing is being built up. Another important feature of the process consists in the step of imbedding the mold face in a holding material of low heat conductivity', thus tending to maintain the face and the backingduring the period of building up the backing at a relatively high temperature insuring that the backing will adhere to the mold face. Without this mounting of the mold face in-a heatinsulating material during the process of building up the welded backing, there is danger of separation of the backing and the weld due to repeated change in temperature during the welding process.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view 01 a mold half in place on a support.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the mold half with parts broken away to more clearly show the construction.

Fig. 3 is a view taken along the line 3--3 of Fig. 4 is a -mrspective exploded view ,of the mold and water jacket assembly.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the welding operation for attaching the backing to the mold face.

Reierring to the drawings, I have shown a base l on which is mounted a mold half 2. it is to be understood that the mold half a has a complemental half 23 not shown in Fig. 1, though such complements! half is indicated in the cross sectional view of Fig. The mold half 2 is provided with cavity it, which in the present instance is one suitable for casting mold board for a plow. Leading into the cavity 4'! is a channel t which is in counication with a gate, not shown, through which molten metal is poured I into the mold formed by the adjacent cavities Fig. 1, looking in the direction 01' the arrows.

of the two mold halves Z2 t.

The mold half 2 is provided with lugs it which are bolted by bolts l to the support 9. The mold halt comprises a face it which may be of com mercially pure copper, so called "prime copper, silver electrolytic iron. The face it) must be of big heat conductivity, relatively high duo tility, and, in particular, must have the property of resisting repeated heatings and coolings without checking or cracking. In order to keep the mold face it from warping, l have attached to the mold face a has it which is welded to the mold face lb. Tins booking it is built up from suitable metal, as indicated at it in Fig. 5, this metal being flowed onto the back of the mold face or welded in place by means of a welding torch II. t

In order to maintain a reasonably constant temperature during the welding process, I have mounted the mold face it in a base or support of heat insulating material. Ellis heat insulating material, such as plaster of Paris, I have indicated at H (see Fig. 5).

By reason of the heat insulating base M, the weld between the backing II and menace to is strong and will hold during repeated usage. The backing ll metal such as castiron or steel which is reslstant to warpage under repeated heating and may be of bronze or some other welclioe the side sirezlgilieoine bocldo omblisbed lo one of the "color" locket operation. The Si cyclic lb piovided Willi e shoulder 08 on l is adopted to rest the cover oi the Wale? loci t,

The cover oi Weber metallic cover plate or other suitable mcieriol forming 4e, Weber prooi gasket. The cover pic-lo i?) end time woeeir rooi geeket 2o ere bold in place by means off bolts 26, which are screwed irlbo the shoulder ii; oi the Weber ieclzei. li; will be noted that the lugs b, whicli' hold the mold bell in place on the support member i, are iormcd on the side walls lb oi the ureter jeolxei. l have epplmd the numeral 22 to she weier joclrel. is Weber jockei lies the usual inflow elm 2e and outflow pipe 24% for the cooling fluid.

ll desire that ibis im'emliori be limited only by the scope. of the appended claims and the showing of the prior art.

I claim:

l. A woterdcoketed mold comprising o old face of metal highly resisiedli: to checking under re ooted booting and cooling, a, booking and side walls therefor, soiol backing being built up from relatively small particles oi mete! welded on the face and built up into a. becl; of the required consists oil e,

thickness, the said side walls being welded in place as the backing is built up.

2. A water-jacketed mold comprising o. mold face oi metal highly resiecerlt to checking under repeated beating and cooling, o backing end side wells therefor, said backing being built up from relatively small particles of metal welded on the face and built up into e book oi the required thickness, the said side walls be welded iii place as the backing is built up, and

cod e sheet 263 oirubbefl ecmoveble cover pleic illij lllofied by the side 5i reeler-3eclrcied mold comprising a mold iece oi icieiel highly checking coder eceoieel booting cud cooling, e becbing eide 'lliereicr, selol booking? being bull: up iircm relcbively smell particles oi motel welded on the loco cue; buili up into e book of the required il'liclmese, solid side wells being Welded in piece oe boom is built up, so shoulder provided one sold side wells, cud c removable cover plate cerried by the shoulder: on said side wallow l. A weiec-jcclzeted mold comprising e mold ifecc oi cooper, e bronze backlog end side wells therefor, the booking: being built up from relic, lively smell porblcles of bronze welded on the fiece built; uo into e, leech: oi the required thickness, the side wells being welded in place es the backing is built up.

5. A method of long o water-jacketed mold comprising the steps of forming o mold cavity, building up the backing by welding reletlvely smell perticles oi backing metal thereon cod simultaneously welding the side walls of tile water jacket in piece and continuing the bullcllog up process until I desired lbiclmese.

mom MCWANE.

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